Two days later, the first round of the Golden Scale Assembly began.
"There really are a lot of disciples taking part in this year's Golden Scale Assembly. Besides the three hundred and twenty from Youyun Heaven, Peerless Nether Heaven sent its full sixty-eight, and Chenglong Heaven sent its full sixty-eight. Even Mysterious Wasteland Heaven, which is at war with the Nine Abysses, sent twenty-three. Even True Martial Heaven, which we've barely heard anything from in centuries, sent a cultivator."
"That many actually came? I remember there were only a little over a hundred in total at the last Golden Scale Assembly, weren't there?"
"At the last Golden Scale Assembly, Youyun Heaven was fighting the Nine Abysses, and most of the other heavens were in turmoil too. They simply couldn't spare anyone."
"In that case, Youyun Prefecture wasn't really exaggerating when it proclaimed this year's Golden Scale Assembly a grand gathering that comes once every five hundred years."
"Indeed. Not only are there many participants this time, but what's most remarkable is that all Five Heavens of the Shangqing Realm have gathered. If you really count back, the last time the gathering was this complete was indeed over five hundred years ago."
"They say that as long as all Five Heavens gather, Youyun Prefecture's own fortune will grow considerably, and the Prefect will even receive a share of martial fortune bestowed by Emperor Youyun."
"I've heard that too."
"So in my opinion, Prefect Qiu brought that disciple from True Martial Heaven in just to make up the numbers."
"Surely not. If his cultivation were too poor, the Golden Scale Ranking wouldn't acknowledge him."
"His cultivation naturally can't be entirely worthless, but he certainly can't compare with the heroes from the other heavens. You should know that True Martial Heaven's martial fortune